New address!

Dear visitors!

Recently I moved to a new address! Please send all covers (especially registered ones) to my work address:

Hauptstraße 23
8262 ILZ
AUSTRIA

Please contact me before sending a cover!

#520 Curaçao 11/09/21

John sent me this nice cover from Curaçao, thank you! It was posted on September 21, 2011.

The two left stamps are part of a set of five, which commemorates the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. The other stamps are part of the set “New Beginnings – Constitution – Fish” and depict the Yellow Goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus) and the grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis).

#519 China 12/01/05

Mr. Qiu Sheng sent me this beautiful FDC from China, thank you very much! It was posted in the Fenghuangshan subdistrict (凤凰山) 1 of Putian (莆田) on January 5 and arrived on January 16, 2012. Interesting are the three different cancellations: the first day cancel, two black hand cancels, and one blue machine cancellation.

The mini-sheet commemorates the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

#518 Tajikistan 11/12/01

My first cover from Tajikistan was sent to me from Victor, thanks a lot! It was posted in Dushanbe (Душанбе) on December 1 and arrived on December 30, 2011.

The left stamp depicts a copper water pot from the 19th century. The stamp is part of a set, which was issued on March 28, 2008.

The two middle stamps are part of a set, which commemorates the cotton plant. It was issued on December 15, 2006.

The two right stamps are part of a set, which was issued on October 3, 2005. It commemorates the 1025 anniversary of the birth of Avicenna (c. 980-1037).

#517 France 12/01/06

Thanks, Roland, for sending this nice FDC from France! It was issued and posted on January 6 and arrived on January 11, 2012.

The FDC and stamp commemorate the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

#516 Liechtenstein 11/11/09

Thank you, Vural, for sending this nice cover from Liechtenstein! It was posted in Vaduz on November 9 and arrived on  November 11, 2011.

The two left stamps were issued on November 16, 2009. They commemorate the Wohnmuseum (museum of habitation) Schellenberg.

The right stamp is part of the set “Endangered birds of Liechtenstein” and depicts a whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).

See also: #250 Liechtenstein 10/01/12

#515 Lithuania 11/12/??

Algis sent me this cover from Lithuania, thanks! It was posted in December in Plungė and arrived on December 29, 2011.

The stamp mini sheet was issued on September 11, 2010. It commemorates the stock pigeon (Columba oenas) and the dragonfly Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope).

#514 Mauritius 10/11/22

David sent me this nice cover from Mauritius, thank you very much! It was posted in Port Louis on December 12, 2010.

The left two stamps commemorate the fish species Cephalopholis sonnerati.

The middle stamp is entitled “Mauritius in World Literature”. It commemorates the writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) and his novel “Georges“.

The right stamp commemorates Dr. K. Hazareesingh, the former director of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute and a well-known Mauritian writer.

#513 Russia 10/10/27

Alexander sent me this nice letter from Russia, thank you! It was posted in Kolomna on October 27, 2010.

The attached stamps are part of the set “50th Anniversary of Nuclear Russian Navy”, which was issued on June 18, 2009. It depicts the nuclear icebreaker “Lenin“.

See also: #459 Russia 10/10/27

#512 Russia 11/08/04

Victor sent me this nice cover from Russia, thank you! It was posted in Bozoy of the Irkutsk Oblast on August 4 and arrived on August 17, 2011.

There are two 1998 definitives on the left and a set of two painting stamps on the right. The right stamp set was issued on March 19, 2010. It commemorates the 275th Anniversary of Birth of Fyodor Rokotov (1736-1808). The left stamp depicts a portrait of Knyaz D.M. Golitsyn and the right one a portrait of Countess E.A. Musina-Pushkina.

#511 Slovakia 10/11/25

Thank you, Václav, for sending this cover from Slovakia! It was posted in Žilina on November 25, 2010.

The three definitives on the left are part of the set “Cultural Heritage of Slovakia”, which was issued on January 2, 2009. They depict the Church of St. John the Baptist in Sedmerovec and the Round Church of St. Margaret in Šivetice.

The right pair of stamps was issued on September 17, 2010. It commemorates the castle ruin of Topoľčany.

#510 Oman 11/10/29

M. sent me this nice cover from Oman, thank you! It was posted in Muscat on October 29 and arrived on November 3, 2011.

The left stamp commemorates the 2nd Asian Beach Games, which were held in Muscat in December 2010. The right stamp is part of the set “Omani Vessels” and depicts a Sambuk.

#509 Canada 10/11/29

Guy sent me this beautiful cover from Canada, thank you! It was posted in the mall Galeries de la Capitale (Quebec) on November 29, 2011.

The small left stamps are part of the series “Beneficial Insects”, which was issued on October 19, 2010. They depict the Dogbane Beetle (Chrysochus auratus) and the Margined Leatherwing (Chauliognathus marginatus).

The right mini sheet was issued on April 19, 2010. It is entitled “The Four Indian Kings” and depicts paintings of Jan Verelst showing the four Indian kings Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row, Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row, and Etow Oh Koam.

#508 Malaysia 10/12/13

Khor Kok Keong sent me this nice airmail FDC from Malaysia, thank you! It was issued posted on December 13 and arrived on December 31.

The left stamp commemorates the Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus).

The right stamps are part of a set, which is entitled “Traditional Pastime Games with Upin and Ipin“, which is an animated TV series in Malaysia.

#507 USA 11/07/28

AW Welch sent me these nice FDCs from the USA. They were issued and posted on July 28 and arrived on September 7, 2011.

The FDC and stamps commemorate the US Merchant Marine and depict a container ship, a clipper ship, a liberty ship, and an auxiliary steam ship.

#506 Romania 08/06/17

This cover was sent to me by a friend collector from Romania. It was posted in Târnăveni on June 17, 2008.

The left stamp is part of a set which commemorates the centenary of the Romanian Peasant Museum. It depicts a head dress of Argeș. The set was issued on October 5, 2006.

The right stamp is part of a set of mushroom stamps, which was issued on January 18, 2008. It depicts a shaggy parasol (Lepiota rhacodes).